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< m m. Copyright Hart SchaiTner & Mars The PROCLAMATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. I Executive Department. WHEREAS, Petitions have hereto fore been filed with me and signed by more than one-third of the qualified electors of those portions of Abbeville, Greenwood and Edgefield Counties proposed to be cut off to form the nev County (commonly known as McDuffie County,) and embraced in the follow ing lines, to wit: Beginning at a point on the South Carolina-Georgia State line in the Sa vannah River, opposite the mouth of Coffer Creek, thence a straight line, N. 45 degrees E. 26,728 feet to the fork of roads at Riley's; thence the public road, in an easterly direction to Island . Ford Bridge over Little River; thence, continuing 6978 feet to the Fork of the road; thence, turning to the east, fol lowing the right hand road to the ^ south fork of Little River, known as Whites Creek; thence, a straight line 5. 85 degrees 30 minutes E, 23, 800 feet to a i>oint in the road near Clat worthy's Cross Roads; thence, a straight line N. 78 degrees 15 minutes E 15,700 to a point on the Greenwood Abbeville county line near Jordan's Mill; thence, the said Greenwood-Ab beville county line, in a southerly di rection to its intersection with the C. 6. W. C. Railway, about one mile south of Troy; thence, a straight line nortb 58 degrees East 5,000 Feet to a stake, south of the incorprated limits of Troy; thence, a straight line N. 46 de grees E. 19,659 feet to a stake on the Abbeville, Edgefield public road; thence the said Abbeville-Edgefield public road in a south easterly direc tion to a road opposite the Jab Stone place; thence, a straight line north 44 degrees 30 minutes E. 7200 feet to a stake; thence, a tsraight line S. 83 degrees E. 13,361 feet to a stake at Callison's old mill on Cuffytown c^eek; thence, the Callison-Kirksey township line in a northeasterly and I easterly direction to the Martintown read; thence, the said Martintown road in a southeasterly direction to the Greenwood-Edgefield County line; thence, the said Greenwood-Edgefield County line in a westerly direction to a stake about one quarter of a mile west of the old "White place; thence, a straight line south 13 degrees East 10,978 feet to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 77 degrees W. 3750 feet to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 13 degrees E. 8,522 feet to a pine: k thence a straight line S. 35 degrees 45 minutes E. 29,400 feet to Corcarom on Turkey Creek; thence a D 5 Rose public road (16,800 feet); thence, a straight line S. 59 degrees 30 minutes W. 27,908 feet to the run of Big Stev ens Creek; thence down the run of Big Stevens Creek to a stake; thence, a straight line S. 50 degrees W. 22,828 feet to the South Carolina-Georgia State line in the Savannah River; thence, the said South Carolina-Geor gia State line in a northwesterly direc tion to the beginning point. AND WHEREAS, the boundaries of the proposed new County, the number of inhabitants, the taxable property, as shown by the last tax returns, and that the proposed lines do not run nearer than eight (8) miles to any court house building established, are as set forth in said Dosition. AND WHEREAS the report of the Commission appointed by me to as certain the facts provided for by law as to whether the requirements of the Constitution as to area, distance, wealth, population, et cetera, have been complied with, has been filed. ^ showing that the law has been fully complied with, and the number of , square miles in the proposed new county is a little over four hundred and two and five tenths (402.5) square railes, leaving to the Counties of Ab- , beville and Edgefield more than five hundred (500) square miles and to Greenwood 405 square miles of areaj , which is a compliance with the con stitution as to area. \ NOW THEREFORE, t, Cole L. J Blease, as Governor of thk State jf ( South Carolina, by virtue ol the power ( conferred upon me by the; Constltu tion and laws of this State do heerby 1 order: 1. That an election be h *ld in the , territory embraced within <flie nronos ed new County on the 29th day of De cember A. D. 1914, upon th e question of creating the said new C< >unty and that at such election the qualified electors within the proposed area shall vote upon said question, those favor ing the proposed new Courfty to vote "Yes" and those opposed to rote "No." 2. That the CommissioneJs of State and County elections of*the) Counties of Abbeville, Edgefield and (rreenwood respectively make all nece: iasry ar~ rangements for holding sai 1 election and shall appoint managers in(* aN other things necessary for tl holding of the same. , The qualification for suffice: Managers of eioctinn reauire of every elector offering to v ,te at any election, before allowing hii tbe production of tificate and proof of th faxes, including poll against him to vote, cer of all assessed the of a mmmmmmn user EPAR' nberg This store * certificate or of the receipt of the of ficer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the pay ment thereof. 3. That ;the county Supervisor of the said Counties respectively shall have prepared printed tickets as per the following form, and as provided for in Section 236 of the Code of Laws, 1912, Volume one, and furnish the same to the Commissioners of Elec tion to be sent by them to the Mana gers of Election for the use of the voters, to wit: (Form of Ballot.) Special Election upon the ques tion of the Formation of a New County out of parts of Abbeville, Edgefield and Greenwood, held December 29th, 1914. Shall the New County be formed? What shall be its name? Where shall the County Seat be located? 4. That at said election the ques tion of a name and a county seat for said proposed new county shall also , be submitted to the said qualified jlectors. 5. That said election shall be held inder the same rules and regulations is are provided for by law for regular general elections ;that the managers shall be appointed as provided in Sec :ion 641, Code of Laws, 1902, Volume >ne, and be sworn before entering up >n the discharges of their duties, and :hey shall open the polls at seven i'clock in the morning and keep the same open until four o'clock in the . ifternoon, whereupon the polls shall 5<? closed, the votes counted, a written return of the number of votes cast for ( xnd against the formation of the pro posed new County, also the name thereof and the location of the County Seat therein, shall be made, signed xnd certified to by the managers of elections, and, together with the bal lot box, ballots and poll list, shall be turned over to the Commissioners of election as required by law; that the Commissioners of Election shall then tabulate the votes and make return thereof as required by law to the Gov ernor of the State and to the Secretary if State, and also file a copy of the same in the office of the Clerk of Court 3f Common Pleas for each of said Counties of Edgefield, Abbeville and Sreenwood. iwumwmtmawgaaRmi ww?a? ? School books nnd school supplies at Speed's Drug Store. You can get window-glass and putty at Speed's Drug Store. We guarantee every bottle of Kalo T- - s nedicine to give satisfaction^*si"'l)ey returned. Speed's Drug St^* I .7 . *4 v 1 ... ? ... ?. Ai Lberi DM E N T ok $ $ $ I $ Merci is the home of Hart Scha IN TESTIMONY THEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caus ed the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at Columbia, this 7th (Seal) day of December, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen, of the Independence ' of the United States of America the one hun dred and thirty ninth. (Signed) COLE L. BLEASE, Governor. Rv the rinvomnr (Signed) R. M. McCown, Secretary of State. ELECTION MANAGERS. The following Managers of Election have been appointed to hold the elec tion at the precincts in Abbeville coun ty: McCormick?Wade Palmer, J. B. Dawson, T. J. Price. Bordeaux?W. M. Mcintosh, G. B. Perryman, Percy McKinney. Willington?Albert Gibert, W. D. Morrah, Arch Andrews. " Mt Cannel?Willie Miller, T. W. Mars, Jim Sutherland. Clatworthy's X Roads?Joe J. Link, W. 0. Brown, R. M. Pettigrew. Young's School House?Sam Young, Jim Long, R. A. Crawford. J. E. Jones, John Brown, Com. of Election A. F. Calvert, Clerk. The Managers at each of the pre jincts named above are requested to ielegate one of their number to secure boxes and tickets for the election, tvhich can be secured on Saturday, I December the 10th, 1914. FACT Local Evidence. Evidence that can be verified. Fact is what we want. Opinion is not enough. Here's an Abbeville fact. You can test it. Mifla Jennie Lipford, Greenville St., Abbeville,"S. C., says : "Doan's Kidney Pills are a good kidney medicine and I recommend them highly. I had f^zzy and nervous spells and my back and head ached iuteusely. Nothing benefitted me until I hear^wiout Doan's Kidney Pills and*?*a sup ply from P. B.^JBpoed'H Drug Store. I contipetSd their use aud before looe^Pwep well." Price 50r- at all dealers. Don't sim ply for a kidney remedy?get t>oan's Kidney Pills?the same that Miss Lipford had. Foster-Mllburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. I Mc " STOF " "S^-V *r>V ^57 *r"r Ask us fo CHRIS SUGG % There's only a few dj postpone it for the We can't crive von a o / ? this space we hav< will find what you I Cuff Buttons, Cut Glass, Scarf Pins, Cravats, Silk Handkerchiefs, ' r Bed Room Slippers body. i W W SNS* *>*>& W WT antile X ffnerfi: Marx clothes The State of South Carolina County of Abbeville. Id the Probate Court.?Ex Parte A. J Woodhrrat, Executor, In Re Estatt i of John Vance, Deceased. Petition for & Final Settlement anc Discharge. ORDER. A. J. Woodhurst, as Executor o the estate of John Vance, deceased having filed his peiition in this Court praying that a day be fixed for a final settlement of said estate, and it appear ing that there are probably certain heirs and legatees of said estate whose whereabouts are unknown : Now, in order that the law in sucb cases made and provided may be fully complied with, It is ordered and de* creea, mat JMonnay, me nrsc aay 01 March, 1915, at 10 o'clqck in the fore noon, be and the same is hereby fixed as the day and date of said settlement All perBonB interested in said eetafc as legatees, and especially Savanna! Merkison or her legal representatives whose whereabouts are unknown, an notified to be and appear before tbi Probate Court for Abbeville County on the day and date above mentioned to intervene for their respective inter ests in said estate. Given under my band and officia seal this the 23rd day of November A. D. 1914. J. F. 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